Ground Grooves Workshop

GROUND GROOVES is a methodical and safe floorwork approach that emphasizes continuous and fluid floorwork for movers of all levels. The Ground Grooves approach is longevity-oriented, focused on building mindful, safe patterns to absorb impact with ease.

The name “Ground Grooves” was coined in 2016 for a weekly floorwork class that we ran in alternating weeks with Mollie Wolf until the pandemic. In 2020, Mollie went to grad school, and we continued the class, expanded the name and brand, created an online studio, and expanded our in-person offerings. 

While the name was born in 2016, we started teaching together in 2014 and our class has evolved quite a bit since then. It started as a release technique, floorwork, and WHYTEBERG (our choreographic platform) rep class. Then slowly transitioned into a release/floorwork class, until eventually becoming more acutely focused on floorwork as we felt there was a need for it in the LA dance ecosystem.

The style of floorwork we teach has evolved significantly as well. Some of the movements we do today were used in the very first iteration of the class, but the quality is different (more lush and articulate) and the style of teaching is also different (more focused on transitions, textural quality, safety, and specificity). The Ground Grooves vocabulary has expanded a lot since its beginning days, inspired by experimentation, the people who come to class, and the needs of our personal bodies as we worked through major injuries. 

There are many martial arts and dance forms we were not personally trained in that we see as being part of the same floorwork family. A great example is breaking. Although we aren’t bgirls, we are influenced by all the amazing bboy/girl/humans who are in our community and see the direct influence that form has had on what we teach.